TSR: In Ur Accounts, Deletin Ur Stuffs!

[dstar]

Absolutely, Raebchen.  And in addition I think we should ask Thomas to 'splain this "security breach." Has anyone tried to post in the TSR forum about this? I'm dying to read the non-response.

People at TSR have complained about the issues - things that TSR does not want to deal with are swept under the rug (e.g moved to the site issues forum) and then disappear so even if someone has complained it is gone now just like everyones complaints to the official BBS. Yes I have filed a complaint with paypal and my bank and revoked my permission for either one to auto-pay a subscription renewal just like I did when my computer caught  a trojan from the Big Fish games download manager cause someone had hacked their site and corrupted their games.

[raebchen]

Absolutely, Raebchen.  And in addition I think we should ask Thomas to 'splain this "security breach." Has anyone tried to post in the TSR forum about this? I'm dying to read the non-response.

Well, considering the mods over there love the delete and ban button, I don't think it'll get very far.

[scrappysim]

You will be supporting their lies, though.

Or exposing them.  I would love to see a subscriber quoting the claim that "subscriber accounts" had been hacked months ago allowing for passwords to be gained and no one was told.  THey would have to explain WTF or admit that it was a lie.  Of course we all know that any thread started on their forum would just get moved to somewhere inaccessible to the general public  or deleted.

Edited cause I was ninja'd

[Darqstar]

Can I inject a little humor into this?




(This was one screenshot edited and cut in half, just to make it so it was still readable (hopefully) without having to do a left-right scroll)

Disregard, I screwed something up.  Darn it, feel free to macro my stupidity.

[dietofworms]

OK, I've just pm'ed an admin to ask all omgwtf about the "breach."  Let's see if I get an answer.

[Darqstar]

OK, I've just pm'ed an admin to ask all omgwtf about the "breach."  Let's see if I get an answer.

Uh... was it really that smart to admit that here?  We're being watched pretty carefully.  Yes, your TSR name is probably different, but have you given enough to connect the dots?

[raebchen]

You will be supporting their lies, though.

Sorry, I somehow missed your answer earlier.

I am not saying, we should take this whole "we've been haxxored" as the truth. I was just thinking that TSR kinda painted themselves in a corner. By claiming that they have had security breaches, they're opening a whole another can of worms. There should be consequences for there actions (hacking) and their cover up lies ("no, we haz security breach and informed nobody"). I am just thinking along the lines of the more butthurt, the better.

[dietofworms]

Darqstar,  I'm confident that  I'm not the only person pm'ing them about this issue.  They won't be able to track that particular message to me.  And even if by some stroke of luck they did, I don't have anything to lose.

I think we (collectively) should do everything we can to pressure them into confirming or denying the "breach".  Either way they're screwed, but I want to see it in black and white.

[Jojoba]

You will be supporting their lies, though.

Or exposing them.  

They will either delete the thread and ban you.. or post in response saying about apparent hacker, lock the thread and leave that for the members at TSR to read, to show how fuzzy TSR is and what nasty accusations are being spread. Remember the threads at TSR where an admin/mod says the EULA has changed, lock the thread, and the members there have read it and believed it? Thats what I mean and if I understand Nouk right, then by 'support' she means that also. If not, Nouk explain what you are talking about 

[Anouk]

Them using your complaints about breaches to support their claim it has really happened...

[Shiny]

My BBS thread is gone now, but it was up for quite a while. I thought perhaps the mods were turning a blind eye...fat chance.

[justso]

Whatever they say it's a lose lose situation for TSR.  If TSR hacked buggy then it shows they have no qualms using members private info for their own purposes.  If, and that is a big if, TSR was hacked it shows they don't give a crap about the security and safety of their members, and they were more worried about losing money than protecting their subscribers.

For a hacker to use an old thomas ip, the hacker would have to be at the place Thomas was when he used that account.  Even ATWA got the connection on IPs,  she used the excuse that she spotted someone outside her house with a laptop.

[Darqstar]

Them using your complaints about breaches to support their claim it has really happened...

I don't see how that confirms it.  I think the idea is to say, "Hey, we heard you're claiming a breech in security that happened several months ago.  Why weren't we informed?  Why weren't we told to change our password?

If TSR says, "Noo, there was no breech," then they'll be also admitting they lied to Delphy.

if TSR says, "Well, there was a breech..." then they still have to explain why none of their valued customers and members were given any instructions on how to keep themselves safe.  TSR asks for a lot of personal information, if they were hacked, they have an obligation to warn people so they will know to change passwords and any other sensitive information.

Yes, telling them to change personal information after a hack is rather like locking the barn after the horse escaped, but telling them to change their password to a new one is not and is the only decent thing to do after a breech.  They didn't do that, they have some 'splainin' to do.

[Eskimo Pie]

 anyone who messages the tsr will probably be ignored unless enough people do it.

[siberiansunset]

My BBS thread is gone now, but it was up for quite a while. I thought perhaps the mods were turning a blind eye...fat chance.

It WILL live on though  SS for the win!